Miniature rose plant named ‘Poulpah082’

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, light pink flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpah082’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2010 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpah082’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent by the following characteristics. The male pollen parent plant has orange red flowers, while the new variety has light pink flowers. The female seed parent plant has medium red flowers, while the new variety has light pink flowers.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant light pink flowers;     -   2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded         rose and on its own roots;     -   3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpah082’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2010 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpah082’ was selected in the spring of 2011 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpah082’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2011. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpah082’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpah082’.

Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 are open flowers, a flowering branch, petals detached, and sepals detached.

Illustrated in FIG. 2 are mature and juvenile leaves and bare stem. Plants shown are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpah082’,as observed in its growth in a field nursery in Marion County, Oreg. Observed plants are 2 years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulpah059’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 24,850 are compared to ‘Poulpah082’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpah082’ ‘Poulpah059’ Petal Count 35 50 Flower Diameter 90 mm 70 to 80 mm General Tonality Red-Purple Group 58C and Orange Group 25A of Flower Color Red-Purple Group 62B

FLOWER AND FLOWER BUD

-   Blooming habit: Continuous. -   Flower bud:     -   -   Size.—Upon opening, 15 mm in length from base of receptacle             to end of bud. Bud diameter is 13 mm.         -   Bud form.—Ovoid.         -   Bud color.—As sepals divide petals are Red Group 49A.         -   Sepal inner surface.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 145D.             Surface: Lightly pubescent.         -   Sepal outer surface.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A, with             intonations of Greyed-Red Group 180C. Texture: Smooth.         -   Sepal shape.—Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with             receptacle.         -   Sepal margin.—Margins have none to very weak foliaceous             appendages on three of the five sepals.         -   Sepal size.—27 mm long, 10 mm wide.         -   Receptacle.—Texture: Smooth. Size: 6 mm in height, 11 mm             wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Shape: Campanulate.         -   Pedicel.—Surface: Smooth. Length: 30 mm. Diameter: 3 mm on             average. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Strength: Strong.         -   Peduncle.—Length: 2 to 10 cm. Diameter: About 4 mm. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 145A. Texture: Smooth. -   Flower bud development: Flower buds are borne in clusters of 3 to 7     flower buds per stem. -   Flower bloom:     -   -   Fragrance.—Moderate perfume.         -   Duration.—The blooms have a duration on the plant of             approximately 15 days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant             after flowers have fully matured.         -   Size.—Flower diameter is 90 mm when open. Depth is 30 mm.         -   Flower shape.—High centered, double, with a high pointed             center which is tightly closed. -   Petalage: Under normal conditions, flowers have 35 petals total, 4     of which are petaloids. -   General tonality of flower: Open flowers are Red-Purple Group 58C     and Red-Purple Group 62B. -   Petal color:     -   -   Upon opening, outer petals.—Upper surface: Red-Purple Group             62A with intonations of Red-Purple Group 62C at margin.             Lower surface: Red-Purple Group 62B with intonations of             Red-Purple Group 65A.         -   Upon opening, inner petals.—Upper surface: Red Group 52C.             Lower surface: Red Group 49A.         -   Basal petal spots, upon opening.—Upper surface: Yellow Group             4C. Lower surface: Yellow-Green Group 150D. -   Petals:     -   -   Petal reflex.—Strong.         -   Margin.—Entire and uniform. Slight undulations.         -   Shape.—Broad elliptic. Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape:             Somewhat rounded.         -   Size.—36 mm (l)×40 mm (w).         -   Texture.—Smooth.         -   Thickness.—Average. -   Petaloids:     -   -   Size.—15 mm (l) by 8 mm (w).         -   Quantity.—About 4.         -   Shape.—Acute base and rounded apex.         -   Color.—Upper surface Red Group 52C with a spot of             Yellow-Green Group 4C at the base. Lower surface Red Group             49A with a spot of Yellow-Green Group 150D at the base. -   Reproductive flower parts:     -   -   Pollen.—None observed.         -   Anthers.—Size: 1 mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 5C.             Quantity: 35 on average.         -   Filaments.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 145C. Length: 3 mm.         -   Pistils.—Length: 4 mm. Quantity: 20 on average.         -   Stigmas.—Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 162B.         -   Styles.—Color: Red-Purple Group 63D.         -   Location of stigmas.—Level in location relative to the             length of the filaments and the height of the anthers.         -   Hips.—None Observed.

PLANT

-   Plant growth: Upright, bushy. Plants are 40 cm in height, and 35 cm     wide. -   Stems:     -   -   Color.—Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Mature             growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A.         -   Length.—On average, canes are 20 cm from the base of the             plant to the flowering portion.         -   Diameter.—5 mm.         -   Internodes.—On mature canes about 30 mm between nodes.         -   Surface texture.—Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth. -   Long prickles:     -   -   Incidence.—6 prickles per 10 cm of stem.         -   Size.—Average length of prickles on mature stems is 5 mm.         -   Shape.—Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.         -   Color.—Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Purple Group 184A. Mature             prickles: Greyed-Purple Group 184A. -   Plant foliage:     -   -   Compound leaf.—120 mm (l)×100 (w).         -   Quantity.—3 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average.         -   Leaf bearing angle to the stem.—45 degrees.         -   Color of juvenile foliage.—Upper side: Yellow-Green Group             144A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 144B.         -   Color of mature foliage.—Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 147A             with intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 183B. Lower side:             Yellow-Green Group 147B. -   Plant leaves and leaflets:     -   -   Stipules.—Size: 12 mm long, 3 mm wide. Quantity: 2 per             compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly broad based with             outward extending apices. Margins: Finely serrated. Color:.         -   Petiole.—Length: 20 mm. Diameter: 2 mm.         -   Upper surface.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.         -   Lower surface.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B.         -   Rachis.—Length: 45 mm.         -   Upper surface.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.         -   Lower surface.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B.         -   Leaflet.—Quantity: Normally 5 leaflets. Margins: Serrated.             Size: On average terminal leaflets are 60 mm long, 50 mm             wide. Shape: Generally orbicular. Base: Rounded. Apex:             Rounded slightly cuspidate. Texture: Smooth. Thickness:             Average. Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate.             Glossiness: Moderately glossy. -   Disease resistance: Above average resistance to powdery mildew     Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora sparsa, rust     Phragmidium spp., black spot Diplocarpon rosae, and Botrytis cinerea     under normal growing conditions. -   Cold hardiness: The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold Hardiness Zone     6. -   Heat tolerance: The variety has been found to be suitable for     climate conditions found in the American Horticulture Society heat     zone 7. 

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniature rose class named ‘Poulpah082’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant light pink flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 